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have now been abolished in the three District Schools and
the two lowest classes (the 7th. and 8th. corresponding to
standards I and II) will be gradually done away with at
Queen's College, boys in the District Schools being en-
-couraged to go to Queen's College when they are fit for
it and that College giving preference to boys from the
District Schools when there are vacancies. By this arrange-
-ment the Anglo-Chinese Schools will supplement instead of
compete with Queen's College and the general standard in
the latter will be raised.
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A further attempt in the latter
direction was made in May last by advertising the formation
of a Collegiate Course in which higher instruction than is
at present provided in Class I was offered. On account,
however, of an insufficient number of applications being
received for the course the scheme was not proceeded with.
The question of starting Evening Extension Classes, open to
all but to be held at Queen's College, is now under con-
-sideration. These would be free from one disadvantage
which militated against the proposed Collegiate Course,
viz.:- the dislike of Chinese parents to postpone getting
remunerative work out of their sons when once they have
sufficient education to seek for employment in offices,
shops,
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